Chapter 16

What does a tenth-grade Lingdong Treasure Pill mean?

Musan knows better than anyone that the Lingdong Pills are not just of the tenth grade; there are also two other grades, the ninth and the eighth.

However, only the tenth-grade pills can be called Treasure Pills.

Because even a ninth-grade expert, even if they have just entered the ninth grade, can leap to a higher level by taking a tenth-grade Lingdong Treasure Pill, making the innate realm no longer a dream.

Why does the Dragon Tiger Gate, the top-ranking sect in Qingzhou, firmly hold the first position? Isn't it because thirty years ago, the sect leader of the Dragon Tiger Gate obtained a tenth-grade Lingdong Treasure Pill and instantly became an innate expert, transforming the once obscure Dragon Tiger Gate into the top sect in Qingzhou.

Musan's master has been stuck at the peak of the ninth grade for over twenty years. If he could obtain a tenth-grade Lingdong Treasure Pill, he would definitely enter the innate realm.

The crisis of the Iron Scroll Sect would naturally be resolved. No matter how aggressive the Danqi Sect is, would they dare to oppose the Iron Scroll Sect, which has an innate expert as its guardian?

On the way, Musan continuously gathered information and learned some details from Wang Yu.

Three days ago, the largest auction house in Qingzhou suddenly announced that it would auction a tenth-grade Lingdong Treasure Pill six days later.

This news naturally caused a significant stir. The tenth-grade Lingdong Treasure Pill, a name that had not appeared in Qingzhou for thirty years, was once again brought up.

Not only the Iron Scroll Sect, but almost all the sects, upon receiving the news, immediately took action.

It's a joke, this is a major event affecting the entire Qingzhou.

The Dragon Tiger Gate is the best example. Who doesn't want to stand at the peak of Qingzhou and look down on the world?

To enter the innate realm through talent is possible!

However, you must have the talent for it.

How many so-called geniuses have spent their entire lives and been blocked at the tenth grade, regretting it for the rest of their lives?

Of course, just advancing to the tenth grade and reaching the innate realm is not enough to drive people mad in reality.

What truly makes everyone unable to ignore is that the innate realm has a much longer lifespan than the postnatal realm.

The innate experts gain an additional sixty years of life, which also gives the elderly ninth-grade experts a glimmer of hope.

Sixty years is a long time. Even if you do nothing during these sixty years, you can still live a carefree and happy life.

Musan's master, Zhuo Bufan, is also the leader of the Iron Scroll Sect. However, this leader has been in seclusion for many years, and most of the actual power has been handed over to Musan.

However, it is precisely because of this ninth-grade expert that the Iron Scroll Sect has not truly fallen to the point of being bullied by other sects during the time it has been suppressed by the Danqi Sect.

But how long can this situation last?

Zhuo Bufan is already ninety years old, and his many years of seclusion without breakthrough have exhausted most of his strength.

His twilight years and weakening body are no longer what they used to be.

Especially in recent years, he has almost never engaged in combat, indicating that Zhuo Bufan's body is in its twilight years.

Once the Iron Scroll Sect loses this peak ninth-grade expert, it will likely be overwhelmed by its long-standing enemies, even without the Danqi Sect.

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Qingzhou is a large city with a martial culture. On the streets, you can often see martial artists carrying weapons passing by.

However, almost no one would casually engage in combat on the streets. If there are any grudges, even if it's a conflict between sects, it would not happen on the streets. Even if it's a sect extermination, it would take place within the sects and not affect other parts of the city.

However, most people would choose to duel on the central arena in Qingzhou. If it's a mortal enemy, then life and death are left to fate, and no one would interfere.

Bai Chen has witnessed several duels in recent days, with a few such duels happening almost every day.

There are friendly sparring matches and life-or-death duels. Especially the life-or-death duels, the spectators are often more excited than the participants, and Bai Chen also gets excited.

At noon, Bai Chen returned to the Drunken Immortal Tower, the closest three-story tavern to the arena.

Bai Chen chose a table near the arena on the second floor and sat down. The waiter, as usual, was very diligent: "Young sir, you're here again. The usual, a jar of Drunken Immortal and half a pound of cooked beef?"

Bai Chen smiled and nodded, his eyes on the arena. There was no one dueling on the arena, but there were many spectators, as if they were waiting for something.

"Waiter, why is there no duel on the arena today?"

"Sir, you don't know, today is different," the waiter said mysteriously, hesitating to speak.

Bai Chen casually threw a piece of silver to the waiter, who immediately showed a flattering smile: "On this day of every month, no one duels because today the five major sects of Qingzhou will display their unique skills on the arena."

"Display unique skills? Is it for outsiders to observe and learn?"

Bai Chen didn't think the five major sects would be so generous. Displaying their sect's martial arts to outsiders would only invite trouble. If outsiders find the weaknesses in their martial arts, it would be a big problem.

The waiter chuckled and said boastfully: "The unique skills here are not just martial arts, but the specialties of each sect. For example, the Danqi Sect is skilled in alchemy, the Iron Scroll Sect is skilled in casting weapons into scrolls, the Dragon Tiger Gate is skilled in martial formations, the Xiuzhi Sect is skilled in medicine, and the most mysterious Yin Xu Sect is skilled in strange and mysterious techniques."

"Only the five major sects can go on the stage?" Bai Chen couldn't help but feel excited. He was eager to see what made these five major sects stand out.

The waiter shook his head: "Other sects can also go on the stage, but if their skills are broken or surpassed, it would be embarrassing. So, if they don't have enough strength, they shouldn't go on the stage and make a fool of themselves. In the past, there were people who thought they were good enough, but they ended up fleeing in disgrace."

"Have they never been challenged?"

"Yes, but mostly without success. Our five major sects in Qingzhou are not just famous for nothing. A few years ago, a master from Shuzhou wanted to challenge the Dragon Tiger Gate in martial formations, but he was trapped in the formation and had to beg the Dragon Tiger Gate to let him out."

Just as Bai Chen was talking with the waiter, people from the five major sects were arriving one after another.

Each sect has its own distinctive attire, making them easy to recognize.

Especially the members of the Dragon Tiger Gate, who have a dragon and a tiger embroidered on their clothes, making it hard not to recognize them.

Another is the disciple of the Danqi Sect, who has a Taiji Yin-Yang pattern on their body, with one point being a golden pill and the other a red flame.

"Hmm, this time it's probably the Dragon Tiger Gate displaying the Thousand Changes Martial Formation," the waiter said, looking over and muttering to himself.

Bai Chen had already gone downstairs and didn't hear the waiter's words. He was also interested in the display of the unique skills of the five sects.

This is not just a martial arts competition; you need to experience it firsthand to truly understand its subtleties.

The Dragon Tiger Gate is also known as the Dragon Map Laughing Gate. The Dragon Tiger Gate is not known for direct combat but for setting up formations and refining martial arts. The so-called formation refining is similar to the formations in cultivation novels.

However, it is different because the martial maps are actually special diagrams drawn on paper by casting masters. During combat, the diagrams are thrown out to trap the enemy in the formation, making it easy to control.

Of course, this paper is not ordinary paper but a special paper with spiritual properties, enhanced by a secret method.

At this moment, a disciple of the Dragon Tiger Gate went on the stage, and the crowd below immediately became agitated: "Isn't that Long Map Xiao from the Dragon Tiger Gate? Is he representing his sect to display the martial map today?"

"I was thinking of going on the stage to try, but now it seems impossible."

"That's for sure. Long Map Xiao is now a master-level martial map master, and he is also the top of the four young masters of Qingzhou. It's said that his martial map skills are close to those of the elders of the Dragon Tiger Gate, and his personal cultivation has already reached the seventh grade. This title is well-deserved."

Bai Chen listened to the conversation of the people around him and couldn't help but look at Long Map Xiao on the stage a few more times.

Compared to Qin Youwei, Long Map Xiao's aura is much more martial and handsome, with a sharp and distinct face, completely different from Qin Youwei's pale and weak appearance.

Though not tall, his figure exudes a vibrant and heroic aura, and his eyes always carry a serious and focused look.

"Dear fellow citizens, I am Long Map Xiao. Thanks to your support, I have gained a bit of fame. Today, I will represent the Dragon Tiger Gate and display the Thousand Changes Martial Formation for everyone. Please bear with me."

Long Map Xiao then took out a square, hardcover blue book from his waist, opened it, and after searching for a while, tore out a page and threw it into the air. The square paper instantly turned to ashes.

Long Map Xiao stepped back and clasped his fists: "Everyone, please! If anyone can walk from the arena to the opposite side within the time of one incense stick, you will be considered the winner."

"Mr. Long, what reward will we get if we win?"

"Please rest assured. If anyone can break my Thousand Changes Martial Formation, I will, on behalf of the Dragon Tiger Gate, fulfill one request within our capabilities."

Bai Chen was originally just watching for fun, but after hearing Long Map Xiao's promise, he couldn't help but feel excited.

He also thought to himself that it was natural to offer some benefits if the unique skills were broken.

However, Long Map Xiao's offer to use the Dragon Tiger Gate's resources as a prize was a big deal.

Bai Chen's gaze returned to the arena. After Long Map Xiao threw out the martial map, the arena did not change in any way, at least not in a way that Bai Chen could see.

"Jiesha, do you understand this martial map formation?" Bai Chen couldn't help but ask in his mind.

"Well... I'm not very... clear..."

"Damn it, a thousand merits, spill everything you know."

Bai Chen didn't have a thousand merits, but he would owe them. He already owed several thousand merits, so a few more wouldn't make a difference.

"Do you want to learn the martial map or break this martial map?" Jiesha asked. "If you want to break the martial map, it's simple. For the sake of these thousand merits, I'll reluctantly help you once. But if you want to learn the martial map, I'm sorry, I can't help. Although the scripture hall has secret records of martial map formations, they are in the second level, and with your current merits, you can't open the second level. Unless you can obtain the basic texts of the martial map formation and upgrade your martial map studies."

"Is there a professional study of martial map formations?" Bai Chen was now very interested in this professional study. Although not every professional study could bring him great benefits, each one was quite practical.

"There are countless professional studies in this world, and the most practical are the three casting, three refining, and three drawing. Even with the reverse heaven attributes bestowed by the Buddha, you can't master all the professional studies. It's good for young people to be ambitious, but don't be too unrealistic."

"Those words coming from a high-interest loan monk don't sound good."

"Boy, I'll take your words as nonsense, but I want to remind you that if you owe me merits and don't pay them off within a month, I'll have to take your lifespan as compensation, hehe... boy, your time is running out."

"Damn it, why didn't you say this before?"

"You didn't ask."

When he owed Jiesha a thousand merits, with a daily interest rate of three percent, it would be ten thousand merits in a month!

A month! Where can I find ten thousand merits in a month?

You might as well just kill me...

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